Imran Mukhtar

ISLAMABAD - Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan on Tuesday demanded the instant removal of top officials including federal secretary interior and police chief and inspector general of prisons in Punjab for the brief detention and alleged mishandling of the PTI leadership in Rawalpindi.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday gave a final call for a protest, urging his supporters to converge in Islamabad for a massive protest on November 24 for the annulment of the 26th Amendment and restoration of, what he said, the stolen mandate.

ISLAMABAD - The access to social media platform ‘X' is likely to face further restrictions in Pakistan as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif administration has decided to block all ‘illegal' virtual private networks (VPNs) across the country, due to threats to national security.

RAWALPINDI - At least 46 US lawmakers have asked President Joe Biden to advocate for the immediate release of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and all other political prisoners in the country in order to ensure their safety in line with the findings of the UN Working Group report.

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad administration has imposed Section 144 CrPC in the federal capital for next two months.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to two senior leaders of his party to hold negotiations with powers-that-be ahead of their November 24 protest in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD - As the November 24 protest call of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) draws close, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur and party chairman Gohar Ali Khan on Wednesday met with the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to update him about the ongoing talks with the establishment. According to official sources, the meeting continued for over an hour.

ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday told the Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al Dawood that Pakistan had placed the names of as many as 4,300 beggars on the no-fly list to stop them from travelling to Gulf countries. He further said zero tolerance policy had been adopted against beggars going to Saudi Arabia. The interior minister held a meeting with the deputy interior minister of Saudi Arabia. Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al Maliki was also present on the occasion. During the meeting, issues of mutual interest and development of Pak-Saudi relations were discussed in detail, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior.

Imran, Bushra urge party workers to join protest march on Nov 24. No illegal protest or rally allowed in capital, rules Islamabad High Court. Interior minister rules out talks with PTI founder. Both govt, PTI not optimistic about outcome of talks.

ISLAMABAD - Bushra Bibi, the wife of former prime minister Imran Khan, has played a religion card for political gains ahead of the PTI's November 24 protest – a move that is being seen as damaging not only for the party but also for the Pak-Saudi relations.